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Re:I’ve made a conscious effort to stop apologizing for bugs... by valesco on Friday April 24, 2020 @05:16AM (#22966113)
I think the important point is to let go of ego issues. A bug is a technical problem, how do we address a technical problem? By being level-headed and not playing the blame game. Being sorry doesn't add any relevant information and generate a strange atmosphere, like admitting a moral failing really. Any matter of substandard performance is better dealt by the management, well outside the scope of bug fixing.
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Re:I’ve made a conscious effort to stop apologizing for bugs... by catalogia on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:42AM (#22969197)
Refusing to accept responsibility for your own errors is more an ego problem than the alternative.
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Re:I’ve made a conscious effort to stop apologizing for bugs... by jhayward on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:31PM (#22969901)
No, elaborate insistence on repentance rituals, shaming, and ideologies of "personal responsibility" over systems thinking and data driven improvement is all about ego.
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Re:I’ve made a conscious effort to stop apologizing for bugs... by joesb on Friday April 24, 2020 @02:31PM (#22971455)
I don't think anyone is argue for one instead of the other.

Why not a little bit of both? Can we not think about system and data driven improvement while also at the same time apologize for our mistake?

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